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Barack
Obama Day in The State Illinois and it is a State Holiday
Maybe Barack Obama should
eat a few extra
almonds tonight.
The
former U.S. president turned 57 on Saturday — and had a big reason to
celebrate. This year marks the first “Barack Obama Day” in the state of
Illinois.
The Illinois
General Assembly unanimously passed the commemorative holiday earlier
this year. The act reads: “August 4th of each year is designated as Barack
Obama Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day set apart to honor the
44th President of the United States of America who began his career serving the
People of Illinois in both the Illinois State Senate and the United States
Senate, and dedicated his life to protecting the rights of Americans and
building bridges across communities.”
A
proposal for the state holiday was rejected last year by Illinois lawmakers, according to
NBC Chicago.
The
original bill would have called for schools and state offices to close.
Lawmakers expressed concern over other former presidents from Illinois, like
Ronald Reagan, not having similar holidays.
Before
becoming the 44th president of the United States, Obama was a member of the
Illinois state Senate and later a U.S. senator representing Illinois in
Congress. He also taught at
University of Chicago’s law school for more than 10 years.
Obama
also got showered with
lots of beautiful birthday wishes on Twitter
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